To the end of the sea [One Piece]

Before marrying Chiffon and giving birth to Bates, Capone Becky thought that he was a man who couldn't get along with children at all.

The moment he held the pink-haired little dumpling in his arms, the man who had lived half his life in gun/fire and darkness suddenly had a new meaning in life.

That is to let this child grow up healthy and happy.

Qifeng could see his love for Bates, but it was always mixed with caution and caution.

It was as if he was afraid of something.

Such speculation is simply too ridiculous for the godfather of the West Sea Mafia, but women's intuition is extremely sensitive.

Capone was indeed scared.

He was afraid that he would repeat his last failure as a father.

The girl who was initially cultivated by him as a weapon, and then slowly began to want to be sincere to her, but because of his poor expression, they drifted apart.

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When he first met Ikegawa Ena, she was only five years old.

Even though the silver-haired girl is still as young as a bud, she already has a face that can shake people's hearts.

No one would look forward to her future after seeing that face.

From this stunning corner, we can see how powerful she will be when she is in full bloom.

But when he met her, the girl almost withered prematurely.

She was chased by the Celestial Dragon auction house. The little girl in ragged clothes, with red eyes, huddled in a wooden barrel filled with the smell of wine and looked at the man who suddenly appeared in panic.

Those deep and beautiful emerald eyes were filled with deathly despair.

Capone was just 25 that year, but he was already the leader of the fastest-growing mafia group in the West China Sea. Young and vigorous, he had not yet grown into the mafia godfather he would become, so he did not leave indifferently, but stood there and stared at her.

The people who were chasing her slowly approached, and the little silver-haired girl gritted her teeth and rushed out with a desperate attitude.

No one knew what happened at that time. They only remembered seeing a huge black hole sucking them forward, and then fell into a coma.

Only Capone Becky, watching from the sidelines, saw the potential in that kid.

And that was the ability he most wanted to use for himself.

Empty fruit.

There is an upper limit to the storage space of his castle fruit. But if he can carry the Kong Kong Fruit ability user with him, then he will break through the space limitation.

When he and she work together, they will be an invincible combination.

So he helped her deal with those people and brought her back to her residence.

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"From now on you live with me." He said to her.

The little girl seemed very frightened and whispered: "Who are you?"

He thought for a long time and finally gave her an identity that even he himself could not fully understand the responsibility behind.

"My name is Capone Becky. From today on, I am your father."

He taught her swordsmanship, assassination, gambling, and even a lot of etiquette.

He was originally from the mafia sect. His mother was purged from the family early because of her cheating, and his father was killed in a firefight.

The boy who was less than 20 years old survived the gaze of countless enemies, quickly rectified the industry with ruthless means, and gradually developed his power with huge ambitions.

So in Capone's eyes, girls should receive these educations from an early age. You must understand etiquette and have talents that can be used.

The most important thing is her fruit ability.

"You cannot expose your fruit ability to others without my permission." He told her.

Xiao Eina gradually let go of her fear of him and began to rely on the man who saved her.

She nodded obediently.

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Many years later, when Capone looked back, he was grateful to her.

She used the unique innocence of a child to soothe the softness in his heart during the painful period of his growth from youth to man.

"Father, I have completed training today." The silver-haired girl brought some snacks to him.

Capone didn't like this sweet little thing, so he frowned and refused.

"Don't mess with me, Ena." He rubbed his temples and said, "I'm thinking about what to do with Raphael."

"What's wrong with Uncle Raphael?" she asked in a childish voice.

"Raphael's abandonment of the injured Dali at the last moment was a betrayal," Capone said. "The family cannot tolerate deception and betrayal."

"Since we are family, we can never abandon each other."

The little girl took two steps forward and raised her head to look at him.

"Am I also my father's family?"

Capone looked down at that little face and gave her a very rare smile: "Of course, Ena is my daughter."

The little girl, who already had an appearance comparable to that of an angel, held his rough big hand with her young and white hands.

Her fingers were worn out from sword practice, and the scabs rubbed against his calluses.

"Then father, don't be sad, I will stay with you."

Ena just remembered that her mother said that if adults are sad, hug them and they will get better.

But after all, she didn't dare to hug Capone, so she could only hold his hand.

Capone Becky's heart, which had been steeped in conspiracy and calculation for many years, was hit hard.

For the first time, he felt guilty about the girl in front of him.

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When Ena was eight years old, Capone wanted to steal an important piece of information.

The only vent in that room was only accessible to children, and Capone knew Eina's ability. She could easily bring the necessary tools with her and bring out the information.

She agreed to the mission without hesitation.

Everything went well, but because the outpost did not hold back the gang leader, the man returned to the room early.

Although she is already a very high-level genius among her peers, she is still not good enough compared to the real mafia boss.

Capone didn't originally intend for her to have a battle of wits with the other party. He originally calculated the time so that she could evacuate safely.

But she was discovered.

She hid the information in the space and retreated to the corner to look at the man in fear.

He showed the same expression as when the Celestial Dragon looked at her when he was five years old.

He opened his mouth, smiled, smiled, and approached step by step.

The little girl was on the verge of a mental breakdown, crying and calling Capone's name.

By the time he touched her body with his disgusting hands, she was already hoarse.

In the end, Capone arrived in time and rescued her.

She was hoarse and crying and wanted to throw herself into his arms, but the first thing she heard Capone ask her was: "Did you get the information?"

She was stunned as if she were dumbfounded, and handed the thing to him with trembling hands.

Capone then smiled and touched her head: "I scared you today, I'm sorry. You did a great job, go and rest."

She returned to the room in a daze.

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She was absent-minded during training for a long time after that, and Capone was soon notified.

He frowned and called her to his room.

"Why have you fallen behind in training recently?" he asked, suppressing his anger.

Eina has recently become accustomed to not showing a smile anymore. She lowered her head and said, "I'm not in the mood."

This reason obviously angered Capone.

He slammed the table: "Don't use such boring reasons to prevaricate me! I asked you to practice hard to make you stronger, not to let you be lazy!"

"Then, what are you going to do with it?" She raised her head and stared at him steadily, with the last trace of hope and hurt in her eyes. "Are you going to use it to continue helping father complete his mission?"

Capone choked, then got really angry.

"Do you know what you are talking about Ikegawa Ena?" He said in a deep voice, "Who gave you the courage to speak to me in this tone?"

Her eyes were red, she shed tears and mustered up the courage to question him: "Am I really a family member in father's heart? Do you really treat me as a daughter? Or am I just a tool to complete the mission? Father, besides intelligence, you , and you don’t care about my life or death at all, right?”

He had not been disobeyed like this in many years, and now he was being questioned by a little girl.

Anger quickly overcame his reason.

Capone Becky said the words he regretted most in his life.

"You are just a weapon I cultivated. Do what you should do and don't let me disappoint you."

"Here, people who are not needed are not qualified to be parasitic. Don't you understand?"

The light in her eyes went out in an instant.

By the time he reacted, she had disappeared in front of him.

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From that day on, she grew up at an alarming rate, but there was no smile on her face anymore.

She was still respectful and well-behaved towards him, but she never gave him snacks or held his hand again.

Capone felt vaguely uneasy, but he was soon occupied by the heavy workload and gun battles.

Those principles are actually common sense in life for an adult who is involved in the mafia, but Capone, a young man who has never been a father, does not yet know how to deal with emotional communication with an eight-year-old girl.

So she became more and more indifferent, and he became more and more silent.

After an unknown period of time, their relationship was already struggling due to misunderstandings and lack of communication.

She grew up year by year and took on more and more tasks, but she was no more leisurely than him.

He also suppressed the last bit of frivolity and impetuosity, and officially transformed into a godfather who ruled the entire Western Sea underground society.

When he introduced her to others, he would only say, "This is my adopted daughter."

She would smile appropriately and nod.

The most perfect etiquette, the most perfect weapons.

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On her eleventh birthday, the two of them had a rare moment alone together, and he gave her a dagger.

It is his signature cigar, with his initials engraved on the blade.

The eleven-year-old but precocious girl seemed to be fourteen or fifteen years old, her eyes moved slightly and she said thank you.

"What are your dreams for the future?" he suddenly asked.

She looked at him with a somewhat mocking look: "Become the most powerful weapon."

He should be angry, but there was no anger at all.

He looked at her, a heavy feeling of exhaustion welling up in his heart.

He sighed: "I understand, you go down."

She nodded and left without any hesitation.

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When he went to talk to Germa about the arms deal for their war, Eina made a request to him for the first time in so many years.

"I want to go with you," she said. "Jerma is a war kingdom. I won't be at ease if I don't go with you."

He agreed.

Then, she never came back.

His subordinates all said they would look for her at sea, but he was the only one who knew she was a devil fruit user.

Without a boat, it was impossible for her to swim.

There can only be one answer, and that is on Germa's ship.

If he wanted to, it was only a matter of time before he found her.

But after listening to his subordinates' report, he shut himself in the cabin and thought for a long time.

He finished smoking the cigar in the ashtray in silence, and finally let out a long sigh.

Finally, he decided to let go.

Set her free.

he said to himself.

Even if she leaves him and may die outside, even if she may become his enemy one day.

But she also wanted these things.

She is no longer the child who doesn't understand anything. It was he who forced her to mature early and understand all darkness and humanity, strategy and responsibility.

So even if she has to escape, that means she has made up her mind to leave herself no matter what.

Then he only wants to do one thing.

He handed over the choice of her life to herself for the first time.

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Many years later, when he heard from her again, he became a pirate and she became a navy.

He thought, the second possibility he originally imagined came true.

They indeed became enemies.

But he never imagined that those two possibilities would become a reality together.

News of her death spread around the world, in the town he had taken her away from that year.

She died together with the original Celestial Dragon.

Capone didn't know what his expression was like when he heard the news.

The 40-year-old mafia godfather had not lost his mind over a thing in nearly twenty years, but that day he held the newspaper in his hand and even forgot to light his cigar.

He looked at the newborn Bates in Qifeng's arms and felt a dull pain in his heart.

The subordinates said that because she killed a Celestial Dragon, the navy would not hold any funeral or condolence for her in order to appease Mary Joa's anger.

"The losers in the navy don't dare to hold a funeral for her, so I'll do it." He blew out a smoke ring, "It should be held decently. She has paid great attention to propriety since she was a child."

Because that's... the child he raised.

Her etiquette, her talent, her strength.

He had also been looking forward to her growing up in the deepest part of his heart.

But everything was ruined by him.

He would never see her grow into a girl again in his life.

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At the funeral that day, he knew that the Straw Hats would come because they had heard about the relationship between Fire Fist Ace and Ikegawa Ena.

She even hugged Luffy before she died.

But what he didn't expect was that the red-haired and former navy admiral Aokiji also came.

He looked at the two men calmly, and after many years of socializing with others, he quickly judged the relationship between them and his adopted daughter.

The people of the red-haired pirate group looked sad, feeling sad as they bid farewell to their loved ones.

Although Aoki's eyes were well hidden, they still leaked the information the moment Garp said something to him.

He had a headache and wondered whether the navy would also engage in office romance.

But nothing matters anymore.

Kuzan came over after the funeral and thanked him for saving Eina's life.

He shook his head: "I have lost that qualification from the beginning."

It was wrong from the beginning.

Even though he was the one who saved her from the fire, he ultimately ruined the girl's smile.

It will never be him, the adoptive father, who saves her.

All her growth has nothing to do with him.

Perhaps the most right thing he had ever done to her, besides saving her life, was to set her free.

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Capone Becky loved Bates with all his heart.

He will watch Bates grow up with his own eyes, cultivate his abilities with his own hands, and finally watch him find his own life.

He also has his own life, has his own family, and understands the responsibilities of a father.

But that innocent, young, little girl who only belonged to him would never hold his hand again and tell him not to be sad.

"Am I also my father's family?"

He could never answer her again in his life.

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